2002 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2002 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2002 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 27, 2002.

2002 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDiane Ninemire (1st title)
WCWS MOPJocelyn Forest (California)
Seasons

Conference standings

2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Texas y 171 .944  5013 .794
No. 8 Oklahoma y 142 .875  4916 .754
No. 6 Nebraska y 115 .688  5014 .781
Baylor  108 .556  4618 .719
No. 21 Texas A&M y 99 .500  4018 .690
Oklahoma State  810 .444  2922 .569
Kansas  711 .389  3325 .569
Iowa State  612 .333  1925 .432
Missouri  414 .222  2933 .468
Texas Tech  216 .111  1340 .245
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Women's College World Series

The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City.[2]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 UCLA 1  
8 Florida State 29  
  8 Florida State 0  
  4 California 1  
4 California 4
5 Oklahoma 2  
  4 California 3  
  3 Arizona State 0  
1 UCLA 2  
5 Oklahoma 0  
  1 UCLA 1
  3 Arizona State 2  
  4 California 6
  2 Arizona 0
3 Arizona State 2  
6 Michigan 1  
  3 Arizona State 0
  2 Arizona 18  
7 Nebraska 0
2 Arizona 1  
  2 Arizona 611
  8 Florida State 2  
6 Michigan 0  
7 Nebraska 1  
  7 Nebraska 3
  8 Florida State 4  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .528 - Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

RBIs: 75 - Jaime Clark, Washington Huskies

HOME RUNS: 21 - Leneah Manuma, Arizona Wildcats

PITCHING

WINS: 36-7 & 36-8 - Nicole Myers, FAU Owls & Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

ERA: 0.44 (22 ER/351.2 IP) - Jamie Southern, Fresno State Bulldogs

STRIKEOUTS: 554, Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Records

[3]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON WALKS: 108 - Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME HOME RUNS: 4 - Jill Iacono, Saint Francis Red Flash; April 5, 2002

SOPHOMORE CLASS STOLEN BASES: 73 - Nicole Barber, Georgia Bulldogs

JUNIOR CLASS DOUBLES: 28 - Barbara Moody, Pacific Tigers

SENIOR CLASS SAVES: 14 - Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State Bulldogs

TEAM SEASON OF PERFECT STOLEN BASES: 101-101 - DePaul Blue Demons

Awards

Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins[4]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2002 64 157 42 83 .528 64 20 3 15 164 1.044% 69 10 3 3

Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats[5][6]

Year W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2002 34 6 43 39 36 21 1 273.1 136 46 38 82 366 0.97 0.80
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2002 67 190 43 59 .310 56 16 0 8 115 .605% 37 36 1 1

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[7]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJennie FinchSR.Arizona Wildcats
Keira GoerlSO.UCLA Bruins
Jamie SouthernFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
CStacey NuvemanSR.UCLA Bruins
1BLeneah ManumaSO.Arizona Wildcats
2BBrandi StuartSR.FSU Seminoles
3BLindsay WoodSR.UNI Panthers
SSNatasha WatleyJR.UCLA Bruins
OFJessica MendozaSR.Stanford Cardinal
Oli KeohohouSO.BYU Cougars
Anna SmithSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
DPAshley CourtneyFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
UTGina OaksJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jaime ClarkJR.Washington Huskies
AT-LBritni SneedSR.LSU Tigers
Amanda FreedSR.UCLA Bruins
Phelan WrightSO.Arizona State Sun Devils
Jenny ToppingJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLindsay ChouinardJR.DePaul Blue Demons
Cat OstermanFR.Texas Longhorns
Nicole MyersSR.FAU Owls
CKristen RiveraFR.Washington Huskies
1BJackie McClainSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
2BLiz BouckJR.DePaul Blue Demons
3BStafanie VolpeSR.Michigan Wolverines
SSCara BlumfieldJR.Boston College Eagles
OFNicole BarberSO.Georgia Bulldogs
Trena PeelSR.LSU Tigers
Tiffany TollesonJR.North Carolina Tar Heels
DPGeney OrrisSR.UNLV Rebels
UTKristen DennisSR.Virginia Cavaliers
AT-LWendy AllenSO.Ohio State Buckeyes
Sarah BeesonSR.Stanford Cardinal
Jocelyn ForestSR.California Golden Bears
Becky McMurtryJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kellie WilkersonSR.Mississippi State Bulldogs

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCindy BallSR.Pacific Tigers
Jennifer HadleySR.UMass Minutewomen
Marissa YoungJR.Michigan Wolverines
CStacy RothSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
1BKim WendlandFR.Georgia Bulldogs
2BJennifer LinkJR.Ohio State Buckeyes
3BAndrea LomanJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SSTara KnudsenSO.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OFYasmin MossadeghiSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Christi MusserSO.Kansas Jayhawks
Kim OgeeJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
DPClaire SuaSO.UCLA Bruins
UTChristina EneaFR.Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LSelena CollinsJR.Texas A&M Aggies
Candace HarperSR.California Golden Bears
Kristin JohnsonJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Edel LeydenSR.UIC Flames
Jarrah MyersSR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nichole ThompsonSR.Arizona State Sun Devils

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2002 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Final 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. "2002 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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